"Defensive woes" refers to persistent problems or struggles with the defensive aspect of something, such as a sports team or an individual's performance. It means that there are difficulties or shortcomings in defending or protecting against the opposing side, leading to unfavorable outcomes or results.
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Just when we fans started dreaming of glory days of no
more defensive woes then this happens, so hold up what happened to these fine excellent German physicians we supposedly have inherited.
Today I am terrified as usual about
of defensive woes, Flamini our only DM option and we know he likes a card or two, (why did we release Coquelin to Charlton for 1 month?).
Anderson won't be curing the team's
defensive woes in Stiemsma's absence but he will bolster the bench unit, which has been abysmal.
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It would surely be a no - brainer for Liverpool to step up their pursuit for the star following their lack of investment at the back over the summer and
subsequent defensive woes this season.
In simpler terms, you do nt cure kidney failure (
arsenals defensive woes) by fixing the kidney (defensive transfers).
The Valencia defender would most certainly be an improvement on the remainder of Arsenal's
defensive woes as the player is arguably better than current players Mertesacker, Gabriel, Chambers and Holding.
And they can expect this visit to be one of the hardest so far, as Pellegrini's
defensive woes worsen following the injury sustained by new arrival Martin Demichelis.
The enigmatic play of Francesco Totti has Roma rolling on all cylinders, while Roma's
defensive woes under previous manager Zdenek Zeman seem to be a distant memory with Garcia's boys displaying a knack for defending well as a unit.
The silver lining in the cloud
of defensive woes is a probable further outing for the impressive Declan Rice; but with the majority of attacking players reporting for duty the calls for the inclusion of academy stars Toni Martinez and Nathan Holland will likely go unheeded.
They can score a ton of points on any given evening, but they do give up the 3rd most PPG in the league and will need to fix some of
those defensive woes if they plan on making a serious push during the final six weeks of the season.
Love won't solve
their defensive woes, but he does rebound and that's an area in need of improvement immediately.
The Sooners would survive with a 49 — 41 win, but
defensive woes that emerged in Waco would rear their heads again two weeks later in a 38 - 31 home loss to Iowa State.
Other than
our Defensive woes.
if de gea leaves, man u will expose out on
their defensive woes.
BT Sport pundit Owen Hargreaves has stated that Southampton defender Virgil Van Dijk will not be the sole answer to Liverpool's
defensive woes.
The German tactician has come under fire this season, mainly due to Liverpool's
defensive woes, but if he can rectify that sooner rather than later, with the attacking line - up that he's assembled and the style of football he's implemented, Liverpool are surely not a million miles away from winning silverware.
With Diego Godin set to come in,
the defensive woes that have plagued the side this season due in part to injury could finally be resolved.
Chambers at RB plus gibbs play so much of a wing - back than a Left - back...... This contributes to part of our defensive woes
Now that it appears that we got
our defensive woes in shape, I want to turn our attention to the offensive side.
Liverpool were held to a 2 - 2 draw by Sevilla at Anfield on Wednesday night, with
their defensive woes coming to the fore again.
As per Opta, their demise is perfectly epitomised by the scale of
their defensive woes this term.
Comparatively think we have all heard about
the defensive woes of Ozil not wanting to defend at all and we defend.
I think folks are over-exaggerating United's
defensive woes.
Although they've attempted to remedy
their defensive woes by firing Rob Ryan, New Orleans still ranks dead last in scoring defense allowing nearly 31 points per game.
As Arteta aged and got injured, step forward Francis Coquelin, the solution to
our defensive woes in midfield.
Manchester United are trying to calm their fans as their blistering start to the season sees them joint top with Manchester City and have only conceded two goals in this campaign so far compared to Liverpool's
defensive woes having conceded twelve times already.
Snatching Italy's best defender from the clutch of la Vecchia Signora was supposed to rectify
their defensive woes, but it has done everything but that.
Our defensive woes have been due in part because we don't have such a person anymore so the ball gets to the defense to quickly and the likes of Lovren and Klavan are too slow.
So I don't think I'll consider
our defensive woes rectified just yet, especially as Wenger has admitted Mavropanos will now go out on loan.
How can one forget the inept tactics, using players out of position,
defensive woes, issues with players contract.
The defensive woes can be solve by getting Van Dijk.
He was identified by Klopp as the solution to the club's
defensive woes.
Arsenal still need a solution to
their defensive woes, and Mustafi is not it.
For all the talk of
defensive woes, Liverpool have only let in one league goal at Anfield in nine hours of football so far this season.
Jose Mourinho had reportedly been looking for a way to curb
the defensive woes since he took command at Old Trafford and it was the young Scottish full back who grabbed his scout's attention apparently.
Another technical attacker won't solve last year's
defensive woes.
The goal was the Argentine's 199th in the club's shirt, and he will fancy his chances of claiming his double - century in midweek owing to the Gunners»
defensive woes.
With the treble out of their reach and nearing a Champions League exit, it's time to reflect, to be honest with themselves that the legendary Puyol just isn't the answer to
their defensive woes.
The three goal cushion no doubt helped but Liverpool's
defensive woes and inability to manage games are well known.
Injuries kept out Jonathan Campbell, Matt Polster and Rafael Ramos, which hasn't helped, but
the defensive woes could be deeper than player absences.
Chelsea's
defensive woes are causing plenty of dropped points, with just two wins in nine away trips in the league.
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